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August von Kotzebue. (1761–1819)

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There is another and a better world.1

The Stranger. Act i. Sc. 1.

J. G. von Salis. (1762–1834)

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Into the silent land!
Ah, who shall lead us thither?

The Silent Land.

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Who in life’s battle firm doth stand
Shall bear hope’s tender blossoms
Into the silent land!

The Silent Land.

Joseph Fouché (1759 or 1763–)

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“It is more than a crime; it is a political fault,”2 —words which I record, because they have been repeated and attributed to others.

Memoirs of Fouché.

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Death is an eternal sleep.

Inscription placed by his orders on the Gates of the Cemeteries in 1794.

J. M. Usteri. (1763–1827)

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Life let us cherish, while yet the taper glows,
And the fresh flow’ret pluck ere it close;
Why are we fond of toil and care?
Why choose the rankling thorn to wear?

Life let us cherish.

Note 1.
Translated by N. Schink, London, 1799. [back]

Note 2.
Commonly quoted, “It is worse than a crime,—it is a blunder,” and attributed to Talleyrand. [back]

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